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4 days, 14 hours ago

Zoological Survey of India scientists sight mountain skink on Mangalore University campus

A team of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India, which has been conducting a faunal diversity survey of Mangalagangotri campus of Mangalore University for last three days, sighted an Eutropis clivicola on the campus on Friday. “Sighting the mountain skink on the Mangalagangotri campus may be a new record for Karnataka,” Vishwanath D. Hegde, Scientist-E and Officer-in-Charge, and Muhamed …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Who is Tom Voyce? Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run

The Independent

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Who is Tom Voyce? Former England rugby player presumed dead after being ‘swept away’ by Storm Darragh

The Independent

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Rugby-Ex-England player Tom Voyce feared dead following floods

Hindustan Times

Dec 10 - Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is believed by police to have died after going missing in a flood-affected area during Storm Darragh. HT Image Northumbria Police confirmed they received a report on Sunday morning stating that Voyce, 43, who had played for clubs including Bath and London Wasps, had not returned home after spending the evening …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Prince Harry’s friend James Haskell calls Royals ‘a modern family that’s very dysfunctional’

Live Mint

Prince Harry’s pal James Haskell, who is also a retired professional rugby player, shared his good and bad experiences with the Royal family. He recalled attending the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s in May 2018, as well as Harry’s cousin Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall’s wedding in July 2011. They do amazing work — but they’re also a …

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4 weeks ago

Views on garden insects are changing. Why many former ‘pests’ are now valued

Associated Press

A neighbor texted me this week asking for advice about controlling carpenter bees. We’re all familiar with beneficial insects like ladybugs, dragonflies and bees, but it’s high time we reconsider our definition of “pests” and collectively add other, less-familiar insects to the friendly bug list. I told my neighbor that the pesticide an exterminator would use in an attempt to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can a fruit be non-vegetarian? Truth about figs!

India Today

Figs, also known as Anjeer, are a popular and nutritious fruit often enjoyed dried in India. HOW WASPS HELP FIGS GROW Figs start as a closed, inverted flower, which prevents typical pollinators like wind or bees from helping them along. So, for every fig you eat, it’s likely that a wasp gave its life to make that fruit possible. Just …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two elderly women in Kottayam die after being stung by wasps

New Indian Express

In a tragic incident, two elderly women lost their lives after being stung by a swarm of wasps near Mundakkayam in Kottayam on Wednesday. The unfortunate event occurred at 11am on Tuesday, when the women were attacked by wasps that swarmed around the pepper vine plant near their residences. Thankamma, who rushed to rescue Kunjupennu, was also stung by wasps. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

European wasps threaten Australian biodiversity

ABC

Robyn Williams: And here's another spineless creature few of us know much about, an invader whose presence creates huge consequences, domino effects. Thomas Newsome: We noticed in the alpine region that in 2018, which was also a dry year, that after we experimentally placed some animal carcasses across the landscape, that within minutes, hundreds, if not thousands of European wasps …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

ABC

Robyn Williams: There's something paradoxical about The Science Show this week: an upside-down jellyfish, an Oxford team obsessed with BO, wasps beheading other insects, and advice on how to survive being in a black hole. Janna Levin: Yeah, there's a lot of this kind of monster truck talk around black holes that I think is a little undeserved, that they're …

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Bee Hotel Paradise: Inter-Island Festival Offers Educational Fun for All

China Daily

Inter-Island Festival 2023 featured a project focused on educating participants about solitary bees and wasps. The project involved the creation of bee hotels using locally sourced materials, encouraging visitors to learn about the importance of supporting local biodiversity. The festival aimed to raise public awareness about the local ecosystem and species, providing a unique perspective for tourists to experience Hong …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Stung by wasps, father-son duo die in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal

Hindustan Times

A 47-year-old man and his eight-year-old son died after being attacked by wasps in Jaunpur block of Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district on Sunday, a police official said. According to officials, Sunderlal, a resident of Tuneta village in Jaunpur block, along with his son Abhishek had gone to a forest to graze their cows when they were attacked by wasps on …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Confessions of a padel addict: Why this new craze should come with a health warning

The Independent

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4 months ago

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army

The Independent

It’s generally considered a bad idea to attack a wasps’ nest with a stick, and the same holds true for saying disobliging things about Elon Musk. “And it works not by creating a consensus around any particular narrative but by muddying the waters so that consensus isn’t achievable.” To understand why this matters, you have to go back to the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollution affecting pollinators and other beneficial insects, study finds

ABC

Bees and other bugs crucial to a diverse ecosystem experience a significant decline in performance after exposure to polluted air, according to a new study. Farmers of self-pollinating crops such as wheat and barley also rely heavily on beneficial predator insects like wasps to naturally manage pest insects such as aphids. Aussie farmers on front foot With advances in agricultural …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in ‘significant, long-term’ deal

Associated Press

LONDON — Twickenham will be rebranded Allianz Stadium for the first time since it was built in 1907. The 82,000-seat home of English rugby is to be renamed from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance company on Monday. The RFU declined to reveal the amount being paid by Allianz for the naming rights, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Billy and Mako Vunipola set for Saracens exit

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

On this day in 2005 – Martin Johnson suffers disappointment in career finale

The Independent

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso moments that will have impressed Steve Borthwick

The Telegraph

History tells us that highlight reels do not always translate to Test caps when it comes to wingers. The exciting thing about Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s emergence at Exeter this season, and surely a major reason for Steve Borthwick volunteering him as a potential England debutant last week, is that he has blended crowd-pleasing contributions with subtler aspects of back-three play. Two …

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1 year, 2 months ago

On this day in 2018 – Christian Wade quits rugby in bid to launch NFL career

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Sunday Crossword No. 3275

The Hindu

Across 1 Endure basil once chopped 9 A little goblin’s tantrum lasting little time 10 Like a moderate left-winger, that’s not exactly rare 11 Thou seemst somewhat firm 12 Refuse to communicate, as one may with banking app 14 One seen on the wing in Real Madrid ground 15 It is hairy, having regularly made sacrifices for monarch 17 Smooth …

1 year, 4 months ago

The Bradley Cooper “Jewface” controversy is about more than Leonard Bernstein’s nose.

Slate

The first thing to know about the fall movie season’s opening tempest-in-a-teapot controversy is this: It’s not really about the nose. Never mind that Bernstein’s three children signed off on Cooper’s look with a joint statement reading, in part, “It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. We’re also certain that our dad would have …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Wasps are some of nature's smartest, meanest and most misunderstood bugs

Salon

Wasps are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet, but you definitely do not want to harass them. When the observer wasps were then permitted to interact with the fighter wasps, the observers' behavior was "strongly influenced by the observed fight," meaning wasps were less aggressive toward insects from their own species that demonstrated they were skilled, confrontational …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Wasps use geometry to correct mistakes while building their nests

The Hindu

At least one species of wasps have shown an intuitive knowledge of geometry that help construct and correct mistakes while building nests, new research has shown. Led by Dr. Shivani Krishna, a team of researchers at Ashoka University, studied the nests of Polistes wattii commonly known as yellow paper wasps found on the grounds of the university. Published last year …

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Zoological Survey of India scientists sight mountain skink on Mangalore University campus

Who is Tom Voyce? Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run

Who is Tom Voyce? Former England rugby player presumed dead after being ‘swept away’ by Storm Darragh

Rugby-Ex-England player Tom Voyce feared dead following floods

Prince Harry’s friend James Haskell calls Royals ‘a modern family that’s very dysfunctional’

Views on garden insects are changing. Why many former ‘pests’ are now valued

Can a fruit be non-vegetarian? Truth about figs!

Two elderly women in Kottayam die after being stung by wasps

European wasps threaten Australian biodiversity

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

Bee Hotel Paradise: Inter-Island Festival Offers Educational Fun for All

Stung by wasps, father-son duo die in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal

Confessions of a padel addict: Why this new craze should come with a health warning

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army

Pollution affecting pollinators and other beneficial insects, study finds

Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in ‘significant, long-term’ deal

Billy and Mako Vunipola set for Saracens exit

On this day in 2005 – Martin Johnson suffers disappointment in career finale

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso moments that will have impressed Steve Borthwick

On this day in 2018 – Christian Wade quits rugby in bid to launch NFL career

The Sunday Crossword No. 3275

The Bradley Cooper “Jewface” controversy is about more than Leonard Bernstein’s nose.

Wasps are some of nature's smartest, meanest and most misunderstood bugs

Wasps use geometry to correct mistakes while building their nests